Tag Archives: Balms

I wouldn’t have considered myself a particularly selfless person before all this quarantining went down, but in the past two months I’ve had lots of time to reflect on old behaviors. What I’ve noticed, formally crystallized by the fact that I’m wearing a merch sweatshirt I got for free and …

Before apps, there were balms. Got a cut? There’s balm for that. Chapped lips, cracked heels, itchy rash, sore spot, topical infection? Hey, there’s a balm for that. Multipurpose balms aren’t just relics of ye olde ancestors—they’re still staples in drugstore hauls, bathrooms and bags. And for every one you’ve …